scamp
英 [skæmp]
美[skæmp]
- n. 流氓；（昵称）顽皮的家伙
- vt. 草率地做，对…草率行事
- vi. 为人吝啬；节俭
词态变化
复数: scamps;
中文词源
scamp 流氓，骗子，劫匪，淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼
可能缩写自 scamper,逃跑。引申词义流氓，劫匪，骗子，后由于骂小孩而词义略带褒义化。
英文词源
- scamp (n.)
- 1782, "highway robber," probably from dialectal verb scamp "to roam" (1753, perhaps from 16c.), shortened from scamper. Used affectionately in sense "rascal" since 1808.
- scamp (v.)
- "do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse skemma "to shorten, make shorter," from skammr "short; brief; lately"), or a blend of scant and skimp [Klein], or a back-formation from scamper. Related: Scamped; scamping.
双语例句
- 1. Have some respect for me, you scamp!
- 对我尊重点，你这个小混蛋!
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A scamp put the arm on him last night when he was on his way home.
- 昨晚在回家的路上,他遭到流氓的抢劫.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Maybe we did misjudge the scamp about not being a soldier.
- 也许我们不相信他当过兵是把这个流氓估计错了.
来自飘（部分）
- 4. Don't pamperdamp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
- 要宠潮湿恶棍流浪汉营地下坡道灯.
来自互联网
- 5. Don't pamper scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
- 不要纵容那些浑身湿漉漉的流氓在斜坡的路灯下践踏露营地.
来自互联网